{{Infobox officeholder | name = Edward Albert Probst | image = Edward Albert Probst.png | image_size = 150px | caption = | order = Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council | term_start = January 1897 | term_end = May 1897 | predecessor = James Scott | successor = Albert Burkill | birth_date = 1858 | birth_place = Louth, Lincolnshire, England | death_date = {{death date|1931|4|9|mf=y}} (aged 73) | death_place = England | constituency = | party = | spouse = | profession = Businessman | signature = | footnotes = }}
'''Edward Albert Probst''' was the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council in from January 1897 to May 1897 when he resigned due to vote of no confidence in the council.
==Biography==
Probst was born in approximately 1858, the son of Peter Everard Probst.<ref>E.A. Probst marriage certificate.</ref>
Burkill moved to Shanghai in about 1880. He joined the firm of Iverson & Co in which he became a partner in 1887. The firm merged to become Ward, Probst & Co and subsequently Probst, Hanbury & Co.<ref>North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>
Probst was a keen sportsman and in his early days in Shanghai was a leading cricketer being named to the Shanghai interport team. He was also a keen rower and also a horse racing enthusiast.<ref>North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>
Probst served for a number of years on the Shanghai Municipal Council and in January 1897 was elected chairman of the council. In May 1897 he resigned along with his fellow council members as a result of the "wheelbarrow riots" in Shanghai.<ref>North China Herald, April 30, 1897, p793</ref> Albert Burkill took his place as chairman of the council.
Probst died on 9 April 1931 in England.<ref>Probate Records for Probst; North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>
==Marriage==
Probst married Alice Deacon, daughter of Albert Deacon, on 1 October 1890 in Shanghai.<ref>Marriage Certificate of E.A. Probst</ref>
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